You really need to do more than check your spelling on a manuscript. Just because Uncle Henry has read your manuscript and thinks it’s great, doesn’t mean your work is ready to go through the scrutiny of the professional publishing world that you are going to step into. (That is of course, unless Uncle Henry is a publishing professional.)

Whether you are looking for an acquisitions publisher or publishing a manuscript yourself, the work needs to have a professional book editor go over it thoroughly. The better the manuscript you mail off, the better your chances of acceptance will be. The Book Connection editors can:

• Analyze your subject matter for viability
• Offer suggestions to improve overall structure, organization and flow
• Suggest and assess revisions
• Handle the line-by-line spelling and grammar “stuff”

Types of Editing

Does your manuscript need a minor amount of tweaking to take it to perfection? Or, do you need help organizing the content and flow? Maybe you just need the galleyed pages proofread. Whatever the need, The Book Connection has an individual with the editing expertise your project requires to make it the best it can possibly be.

• Conceptual Editing – Flow, consistency, story line, character development, plot
• Line or Copy Editing – Grammar, spelling, consistency
• Proofreading – Last pass, typos, spelling, layout, design, headers

Ghostwriting, Research, and Copy Writing

Do you have a great idea, with no time to do it? Are you a terrific writer when it comes to a novel, but find advertising copy a major chore to do? Or, maybe you just really aren’t a writer? The Book Connection is your link to a variety of professional wordsmiths who will work with you to research and write your book, your way. At the same time, you retain creative directorship over the work as well, as the copyright authority.

Indexing

The Book Connection works only with certified professional indexers.